Mali crisis deepens as President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament after detention by military
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests…
Mali crisis: Ex-President Jonathan, ECOWAS team visit BuhariÂ
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received his immediate predecessor in office, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at State House, Abuja. Jonathan was accompanied by members of the team on the Economic Community of…
Mali Peace Mission: Summit ends in deadlock as no deal reached to settle crisis
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders met Mali President Ibrahim…
West African leaders to hold extraordinary summit on Mali crisis July 27
West African leaders will hold a virtual extraordinary summit on Monday to propose measures to end the deepening political crisis in Mali after five heads of state met with the…
Buhari to depart for Mali on peace mission Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck…